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Grant Scott Fuhr (born September 28, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender in the National Hockey League (NHL) and former goaltending coach for the Arizona Coyotes, who played for the Edmonton Oilers in the 1980s during which he won the Stanley Cup five times.
Dec 16, 2018 · Grant Fuhr was the first black superstar of the National Hockey League. Born on September 22, 1962, in Alberta, Canada to teenage parents who gave him up for adoption. His adoptive white parents—Robert Fuhr, an insurance agent, and Betty Wheeler—raised him in Spruce Grove, a small town near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Feb 11, 2019 · Today we look at Fuhr, the first black player inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Grant Fuhr says the black players who preceded him in the NHL did the hard work that made his life easier.
Jan 19, 2017 · After a strong two years, Fuhr was drafted in the summer of 1981 by the Edmonton Oilers, becoming the first Black goalie in the NHL’s history. In 10 seasons with Edmonton, Fuhr won four Stanley Cup championship trophies with the squad. He is the first Black player on a Stanley Cup winning team.
In October of 1981, 8th overall draft pick Grant Fuhr took to the ice in the NHL for the first time. Over the next 19 seasons, Fuhr would set a number of lea...
Jan 1, 2017 · When Fuhr was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003, he was the first black player to be so honored. True to his easygoing nature, he did not make much of that fact.
Feb 15, 2021 · The 19-year NHL veteran played only three seasons with the Sabres, and more importantly, he set a lot of firsts for Black players in the league. In 1984, Fuhr became the first Black player to...
Mar 22, 2017 · Goaltender of Edmonton Oilers five-time Cup-winning 1980s dynasty was first black player elected to Hockey Hall of Fame.
Mar 21, 2019 · The first black player inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, Fuhr hopes people can learn from the mistakes he’s made in life.
Jan 24, 2018 · Fuhr, the lone black NHL player to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, finished his career with five Stanley Cup titles and seven All-Star Game selections. (Canadian Angela James was one of the first two women and the second black player inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2010.)
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